Maverick
Taft's Ale House

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From:
Taft's Ale House
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
English Porter
Ranked #29
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,355
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 10.94%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
40
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 22, 2024
Added:
Apr 05, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
A chocolate brown porter brewed with the Maverick Chocolate Company.

IBU 23
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Rated: 3.77 by Oktoberfest from Ohio

Feb 22, 2024
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Rated by GRodgers01 from Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
11/4/2020 - one of my favorites
Sep 10, 2022
 
Rated: 4.13 by DrBass from Maryland

Jul 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.13 by travelguy from Ohio

Nov 18, 2020
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It's nice to have an easy drinking porter for a change. It had been a while since I had one that wasn't an over the top Americanized one.

It pours black and opaque with a little head. Mine may be too cold. It has a nice roasty aroma. The taste is a nice burnt malt with just the right amount of bittering hops.

Recommended. A nice change of pace, getting back to the roots.
Nov 01, 2020
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.77/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nowadays, it takes a lot of courage to make a classic beer style. But the allure of chocolate is just a little too much to get Taft's to stick to a standard Porter. Their chocolate Porter isn't quite a renegade, but its no classic choir boy either.

Pouring a solid dark "bark" brown color, Maverick builds a luscious and airy froth before showcasing a roasty, toasty scent that hinges on cocoa, walnut and coffee. Malty to taste, the early palate shares mild mannered caramel, toffee and sorghum sweetness in a slightly burnt dark sugar display.

As the toasted character of French pressed coffee, roasted nuttiness and baker's chocolate grow along the middle palate, its sweeter impression seem to dissipate rapidly, leaving a drier, sharper, roastier and more bitter character deeper and deeper into the the taste, finally concluding with a burnish, woodsy bitterness with a hint of smoked cocoa.

Medium bodied and drying considerably in finish, the beer's arid roast tilts on the taste of roast in much the same way that Stout will. Its robust and roasty taste even further reinforces this mouthfeel as a long and roasty aftertaste highlights some of the beer's roast-derived astringency.
Oct 29, 2020
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.91/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local Giant Eagle store . It poured an opaque dark with off white head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had chocolate and molasses notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with chocolate presence. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
May 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by prototypic from Ohio

Mar 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.98 by Manta200 from Kentucky

Feb 27, 2020
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.06/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - dark brown slight lacing
Smell - roasty malts and dark chocolate
Taste - about the same as the taste
Feel - medium body and light carb
Overall- tasty
Jan 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by Lelampp from Ohio

Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by akopczyk from Ohio

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by dtevans5 from Tennessee

Nov 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by lfeinauer from Kentucky

Sep 11, 2018
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.17/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery Ale House.
Clear but very dark brown colored body with a good white head.
Lightly sweet, enticing aroma. The flavor is about equally sweet and bitter with nice strong chocolate notes and some coffee. Very good balance.
Smooth medium full body with medium light carbonation.
Jul 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.75 by Bryan12345 from Texas

Jul 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Darrin_Smith from Massachusetts

Feb 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Sep 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by Eammon1920 from Ohio

Jun 08, 2017
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aroma is decadent chocolate, dark, fairly sweet.

Flavor is similar, though less sweet and more dark chocolate, with a roasty finish and just a hint of acidity.
Dec 10, 2016
Maverick from Taft's Ale House
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 40 ratings